frizzle

/'frizl/
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frizzle

Her hair frizzles in the humid summer air.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive and intransitive):
    • To fry something until it curls, becomes crisp, and often makes a sizzling sound: This refers to the cooking process where food, typically something like bacon or thin potato slices, is fried until it is very crisp and its edges may curl.
    • To form (hair) into small, tight curls; to frizz: This refers to styling hair into a mass of very small, crisp, and often wiry curls.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb (Cooking):

    • Frizzle the bacon in the pan until it's completely crisp.
    • The sliced onions frizzled in the hot oil.

  • Verb (Hair Styling):

    • She used a special iron to frizzle her hair for the costume party.
    • The humidity caused her hair to frizzle uncontrollably.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • The cooking sense often implies a specific auditory and visual result: a sizzling sound ("frizzling") and a curled, crisp texture.
  • The hair sense is very similar to the verb "frizz" and often describes a style that is intentionally or unintentionally very curly and textured, sometimes with a slightly unkempt or voluminous appearance.
  • It can be used figuratively to describe something that appears to be curling or crisping under intense heat or pressure.
    • The paint on the old car hood was frizzling in the desert sun.
Variants and Related Words
  • Frizz (verb/noun): A very close synonym, especially for the hair-related meaning. As a noun, "frizz" refers to the state of hair being in small, tight curls.
  • Frizzy (adjective): Describes hair that is in a state of small, tight curls.
    • She tried to tame her frizzy hair.
  • Frizzled (adjective): The past participle used to describe the resulting state.
    • frizzled bacon, frizzled hair.
Synonyms
  • For cooking: Sizzle, crisp, fry.
  • For hair: Crimp, curl, frizz.
Phrasal Verbs / Common Collocations
  • Frizzle up: Often used to describe the result of the action, meaning to become curled and crisp.
    • The edges of the parchment paper frizzled up in the oven.
    • Her bangs always frizzle up in the rain.
Related Idioms or Expressions
  • While not a common idiom, the onomatopoeic quality of "frizzle" is sometimes used in descriptive writing to evoke the sound of frying or sizzling.
    • The sound of bacon frizzling in the pan is a classic morning noise.
frizzle

Her hair frizzles in the humid summer air.

Verb
  1. curl tightly
    • crimp hair
  2. fry something until it curls and becomes crisp

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